[mindslight]

> If I "consent" to a boilerplate agreement handed me moments before an action is taken, have I really?

Obviously you have not.

I wouldn't say this is consent being "oversold", but rather yet another way that the concept of consent is being actively undermined into a legal fiction.

This is also why the GDPR has the provision for revoking permission to your data at any time - to counter its rights being otherwise nullified through contracts of adhesion.

[dredmorbius]

"Legal fiction" is an entirely apt description, yes.